March 03, 2015, 2:33PM

A St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's deputy resigned Tuesday (March 3) following his arrest in an incident in which officials said he attacked his wife and an Orleans Parish Sheriff's deputy Saturday night at a Canal Street hotel in New Orleans. Det. Sgt. Paul Miller, 42, a decorated veteran deputy, was booked Sunday on charges of domestic abuse battery, simple battery,... Full story »

March 03, 2015, 12:17PM

The mother-daughter murder victims of the early morning triple shooting in eastern New Orleans are 25-year-old Walesha Williams and 8-year-old Paris Williams, grieving family members said Tuesday (March 3). Mercedes Brown said the victims were her niece and great niece, and that she notified her brother, Walter, the victims' father and grandfather who lives near Houston. Police said the mother... Full story »

March 03, 2015, 8:58AM

A New Orleans police officer accused of soliciting a prostitute was arrested and put on unpaid emergency suspension Monday (March 2), police said. Officer Ananie Mitchell, 34, is a member of the department's Gang Task Force. NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau launched an investigation last week (Feb. 24) following the receipt of "information regarding the possible criminal behavior of Mitchell," police... Full story »

March 02, 2015, 6:45PM

The east bank levee authority Monday (March 2) voted 5-4 to continue its appeal of a federal judge's decision throwing out a controversial wetlands damages lawsuit against more than 80 oil, gas and pipeline companies. Monday's special meeting was requested by three Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East commissioners in an attempt to rescind authority President Stephen Estopinal's Feb. 19 approval of... Full story »

March 02, 2015, 9:45AM

Because of heavy fog, traffic on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has been restricted to one lane in each direction. Traffic cones were put in place on the southbound lanes shortly before 10 a.m. Monday (March 2), causing the bridge to be closed for a short time, bridge officials said. With the cones in place and traffic restrictions in place,... Full story »

March 01, 2015, 9:52PM

February 28, 2015, 10:56PM

A man, 44, was shot dead Saturday night (Feb. 28) inside a car parked in the front driveway of an apartment building in the 6500 block of Coveview Court in eastern New Orleans. By 11 p.m., as officers investigated the scene, about 10 people had gathered in the street behind yellow police tape. They watched police walk in and out of... Full story »